Security updates available for Adobe Flash Player

Summary

Adobe has released security updates for Adobe Flash Player. These updates address critical vulnerabilities that could potentially allow an attacker to take control of the affected system.

Adobe is aware of a report that an exploit for CVE-2015-7645 is being used in limited, targeted attacks.

Affected Versions

Product

Affected Versions

Platform

Adobe Flash Player Desktop Runtime

19.0.0.207 and earlier

Windows and Macintosh

Adobe Flash Player Extended Support Release

18.0.0.252 and earlier

Windows and Macintosh

Adobe Flash Player for Google Chrome

19.0.0.207 and earlier

Windows, Macintosh, Linux and ChromeOS

Adobe Flash Player for Microsoft Edge and Internet Explorer 11

19.0.0.207 and earlier

Windows 10

Adobe Flash Player for Internet Explorer 10 and 11

19.0.0.207 and earlier

Windows 8.0 and 8.1

Adobe Flash Player for Linux

11.2.202.535 and earlier

Linux

To verify the version of Adobe Flash Player installed on your system, access the About Flash Player page, or right-click on content running in Flash Player and select "About Adobe (or Macromedia) Flash Player" from the menu. If you use multiple browsers, perform the check for each browser you have installed on your system.

Solution

Adobe categorizes these updates with the following priority ratings and recommends users update their installation to the newest version:

Adobe recommends users of the Adobe Flash Player Desktop Runtime for Windows and Macintosh update to Adobe Flash Player 19.0.0.226 by visiting the Adobe Flash Player Download Center or via the update mechanism within the product when prompted [1].

Adobe Flash Player installed with Google Chrome will be automatically updated to the latest Google Chrome version, which will include Adobe Flash Player 19.0.0.226 on Windows, Macintosh and Linux, and 19.0.0.225 on Chrome OS.

Adobe Flash Player installed with Microsoft Edge for Windows 10 will be automatically updated to the latest version, which will include Adobe Flash Player 19.0.0.226.

Adobe Flash Player installed with Internet Explorer 10 and 11 for Windows 8.0 and 8.1 will be automatically updated to the latest version, which will include Adobe Flash Player 19.0.0.226.

[1] Users of Flash Player 11.2.x or later for Windows, or Flash Player 11.3.x or later for Macintosh, who have selected the option to 'Allow Adobe to install updates' will receive the update automatically. Users who do not have the 'Allow Adobe to install updates' option enabled can install the update via the update mechanism within the product when prompted.

Vulnerability Details

These updates resolve type confusion vulnerabilities that could lead to code execution (CVE-2015-7645, CVE-2015-7647, CVE-2015-7648).

Acknowledgments

Adobe would like to thank the following individuals and organizations for reporting the relevant issues and for working with Adobe to help protect our customers:

Peter Pi of Trend Micro for detection and analysis of the exploit (CVE-2015-7645)